Esther González scored two goals to lead Gotham FC to a 3-1 victory over the Utah Royals on Friday night.
In other National Women’s Soccer League In the game, the Orlando Pride defeated the Kansas City Current 3-0. Boston Legacy defeated Chicago Stars 2-0. Bay FC defeated Racing Louisville 2-0.
Cece Delzer gave Utah (7-3-4) the lead in the 23rd minute at home, but a few minutes later Gotham FC forward Jordyn Dudley fouled Royals defender Nuria Labano in the penalty area and González converted the penalty, tying the score at 1-1.
In stoppage time of the first half, Tierna Davidson converted a corner kick from Guro Leiten to take a 2-1 lead.
González beat Kate Del Fava and rounded goaltender Mandy McGlynn to put Gotham up 3-1 (7-3-3).
Marta scores for Pride
Marta, Hannah Anderson and Barbra Banda scored second-half goals to lead Orlando (6-6-2) to a home victory in a game delayed nearly an hour due to inclement weather.
Marta took a long-range shot from well outside the box that surprised goalkeeper Marisa Jordan and gave her a 1-0 lead in the 49th minute. Anderson made it 2-0 in the 57th minute with a header off a corner kick from Aly Lemos.
Banda returned from injury in the 76th minute as a substitute in the second half, and nine minutes later he took advantage of a failed clearance.
Anna Moorhouse made nine saves for her fifth clean sheet of the season.
Midfielder Vanessa DiBernardo returned from maternity leave for Current (8-6-0) in the 82nd minute.
Boston goalkeeper Casey Murphy shut out the Stars.
Amanda Gutierrez scored her second consecutive goal and Nichelle Prince added a goal to lead Legacy Legacy (3-7-4).
Gutierrez converted the penalty in the 22nd minute after Boston’s Aissata Traore was brought down by Aliyah Farmer in the box.
Prince took advantage of a miscommunication off a Chicago backpass in the 58th minute to extend the lead to two points.
Goaltender Casey Murphy made four saves and earned his first shutout of the season. The game was played at Centerville Bank Stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
The Stars fell to 4 wins, 10 losses, and 0 losses.
Bay FC ends 6-game winless streak
Bay FC (4-6-3) defeated Racing Louisville with goals from Kennedy Fuller and Carly Lema, ending its winning streak at six.
Fuller got a rebound in the 21st minute, and Lema forced a turnover from Louisville goaltender Jordyn Bloomer in the 58th minute to make it 2-0.
Jordan Silkowitz made one save and kept his third clean sheet of the season.
Louisville (2-10-1) has now lost its fifth straight game.
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